A pair of MRL’s “meatball” schemed SD70ACES leading the M-LAUMIS West out of Livingston, MT. They made a brief stop here to get a set of helpers & then off they went. In the background, you ... (more)

After waiting for almost two hours which consist of meeting 3 northbound, the SC-Dispatcher finally give the loaded Alabama Power CSX N854-28 (Evansville,IN/EVWR-Wilsonville,AL) the signal to proc... (more)

There’s a traffic jam of freight trains at Rocky, Colorado, on the morning of June 24, 2000. Union Pacific’s MDVGJX, an extra Denver to Grand Junction train, holds the main line at Rocky. On t... (more)

A Chicago bound WC freight out of Shops Yard, North Fond du Lac, WI heads along Marsh siding where it will pause for a meet with a northbound intermodal train. Marsh siding was a popular meeting p... (more)

Three Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 Tunnel Motors push on a westbound Southern Pacific taconite ore train at Kyune, Utah, climbing the eastern grade of Soldier Summit. Passing the helpers is lone Utah Ra... (more)

Another lucky one. Driving just south of Doyle, I found this monster WB grain drag just as the sun came over the Nevada mountains. She was 206 cars long with 3 mid-train helpers 102 cars back and ... (more)

A coal load tops the 3% section below Pando on Tennessee Pass. The train is struggling against multiple curves some as tight as 12 degrees at Stillwater under a steady light rain. This location w... (more)

Tampa Bound Q441 makes it's appearance in Folkston. Note the older CSX scheme motor 2nd out.

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Riker to Salamanca freight RISI waits at CP Harris alongside the chip pile for the papermill in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania. Once the southbound SIRI arrives, the crews will swa... (more)

A pair of IC helpers help pull M340 up Byron Hill.

Manned helpers UP 3395 and UP 3652 bring a long, loaded grain train into the Yermo Yard, while UP 3073 and UP 3684 wait for their next assignment.

Essex helpers on the 756 East approach the summit of the grade at Marias Pass.

On a crisp December day, three former CN freshly outshopped GP40-2L(W)s along with a lone GP40 cross the icy Hudson River with a 105 car drag out of Rotterdam Junction. This is a classic shot I w... (more)

A 4 pack of helpers wait to enter Rose Yard after assisting a heavy eastbound mixed freight over the mountain. A westbound mixed freight can be seen making its run on the hill in the foreground.

Two Milwaukee Road F7 A-B-A sets join forces to drag a Portland bound freight out of Tide Flats Yard. The B units are slugs and the two sets were assigned to Tacoma to handle helper service up the... (more)